Improvement in hand seed-sower



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GEORGE HALL, or MoRGAN'roWN, WEST VIRGINlA.

Letters Paten-t'Nc. 94,105, dated August 24, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAND SEEDSOWER.

The Schedule referred to in these Len-ers Patent and making partl of thesame.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE HALL, of Morgantown, in the county ofMonongalia, and in the State of \Vest Virginia, have invented certainnew and usethe rod or bar, by means of' which the seed is agitated anddistributed.

In order to enable others skilled in the: artto which my inventionappertains, to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, inwhichlFigure l is a perspective view ot' my seed-sewer coinplete.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section'of a portion of thedistributing-rod or bar, and a portion of the bottom of the seed-box.

- Figure 3 is a perspective View, showing the under side ofthedistributing-rod or bar. .y

A represents the seed-box, nt' snit-able dimensions, and its bottom, B,provided with suitable apelture's, a a, through which the seed isdistributed.

0n the rear side of the box A is placed a bent bar, C, to which isattached a strap, I), which is fastened around the waist of theoperator.

Another strap, E, the ends ot' which are connected with the ends ofthebox A, is passed around the neck ofthe operator, thus supporting thewhole seed-sower.

0n the ti'ont ,side ot' the box A is a projection, F,

to which .tbe front end of a lever, G, is pivoted, said lever passingbackward under a metal guide, H, se-V cured on the upper rear edge ofthe box.

The rear end of the lever G serves as a handle, with' which t he machineis operated.

To the leverG, at a suitable point, is -pivotcd :one end of a bar, I,the other ond of which is pivoted to a standard, J, on thedistribitingeod or bar K,whieh rests on the bottom B, and is guided bysuitable guides or partitions in the box, so as to be moved easily backand forth from end to end of the box', by the operation ofthe handle G.

Thennder side ofthe rod or bar K is, at a suitable distance from eachend, provided with' a diamondshaped recess, b, and along the sides arevertical grooves, c c, leading'into said recesses, for-the purpose ofagitating the seed, and distributing the seed evenly through theopeningsa a in the bottom B..

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 'is- 1. Thedistributing-rod or vbar K, provided withv diamond-shaped recesses, b b,and vertioal-grooves-cc,

substantially as` and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. In combination with the distributing-rod or bar K, having therecesses l) b and notches c c, the seedbox A, having perforated bottomB, 'and a lsuitable device for operating the rod, substantially as andfor the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, Ihave hereunto set my hand,this 7 th day of June, 1869.

GEORGE HALL.

IVitne'sses: v

' DAVID H.A GEADWICK,

I. C. GHADWICK.

